The White House still couldn’t sell competence on COVID
By December 27, the Trump White House was still getting hammered for the chaotic pandemic response, from vaccine rollout confusion to a broader pattern of mixed messaging and self-congratulation. The administration had promised speed and order, but the country was seeing delays, hospital strain, and plenty of blame-shifting. Even on a day when Trump signed a relief bill, the larger public impression was that his team had spent the crisis improvising in public.
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The White House still couldn’t sell competence on COVID
By December 27, the Trump White House was still getting hammered for the chaotic pandemic response, from vaccine rollout confusion to a broader pattern of mixed messaging and self-congratulation. The administration had promised speed and order, but the country was seeing delays, hospital strain, and plenty of blame-shifting. Even on a day when Trump signed a relief bill, the larger public impression was that his team had spent the crisis improvising in public.
By December 27, the Trump White House was still getting hammered for the chaotic pandemic response, from vaccine rollout confusion to a broader pattern of mixed messaging and self-congratulation. The administration had promised speed and order, but the country was seeing delays, hospital strain, and plenty of blame-shifting. Even on a day when Trump signed a relief bill, the larger public impression was that his tea…
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